Same as toddestan, I'd recommend a regular-sized case. Size helps dissipate heat without excessive ventilation (read: noise).
Check out "Silent PC Review" at silentpcreview.com, they're a *very* good source for both silent and "just " very, very quiet components!
The most tricky part seems to be finding a case that's understated enough to go unnoticed; the rest is easy sailing.
Two years ago I built a new workstation for myself. I chose an Antec P180 that may seem large on paper, but you hardly even notice it because it's so quiet to both ear and eye. It houses a dual-core 3GHz cpu that's *passively* cooled by a rather large Thermalright HR-01 which remains cool to the touch even under load. Even with a couple of slow big fans and a couple of huge disks in it, it's still quieter than the fridge next in the next room.
I was looking for a case for an htpc recently, and the only useful case I could find that didn't come with un-covered front (usb, fiwi, headphone) ports was a Silverstone LASCALA LC16M. Seriously, one case?
I too feel this is creepy. Way, way too centralised. But one has to consider the alternatives -- or lack thereof. As you say: you have Google in one corner, and Apple in the other. And a few other players that are, essentially, the same as (one of) these.
I'd much rather have held on to my PalmOS pda, but unfortunately times have 'progressed' and now we only have these stupid 'smartphones' to choose from. Of these smartphones, the Android option is the least closed choice*. After all, where do iPhone users keep their email (I had the impression that that was GMail-based as well)?
________ * except OpenMoko/FreeSmartPhone, which is sadly still very far from being mature enough for serious consumer-grade daily use.
That depends on the lifespan, no? Most inkjets you can buy for almost free, but the refills will bleed you dry (so to speak). Lasers, on the other hand, are rather expensive up front but can run for miles on one tank of, um, wrong analogy. What I'm saying is, I think Lego printers might be classified as laser printers.
No accusation intended, I'm just curious how it is that a user with an ID as low as yours spells Microsoft with a capital S. As far as I am aware, the company has always used all-upper or sentence case, but never camel case.
A number of such things are unknown... what is called a "danish" in English is called a "Wiener bread" in Danish, but "Copenhagen pastry" in German. Confused? Have a wiener!
I find that kind of email-variance very useful. I also find that the majority of sites (esp. those I MIGHT suspect of leaking my info) do not support that format. Hrmpf.
As I also posted to somebody else above, the ONLY reason I've been pressed into having a Facebook account is to have SOME measure of tabs on, if not control of, what OTHERS post about me. My own info is as sparse and as locked-down as it gets.
Parent is absolutely correct; those "bent tips" prevent the air near the tip of the wing from "slipping off sideways" instead of taking the longer, more lift-producing, route straight back across the wing. You can then trade that added lift for a shorter wing.
Oh don't worry about the wings. If you notice, the floors are a little thicker. This is to allow room for the extra chains and comfy foot-rest pedals that will be made freely available to every passenger.
The sad thing about Diaspora is that --right now-- they come across as so incredibly geeky. The only 'salespitch' that's accessible to general users is that startup venture pitch, which isn't exacly aimed at normal would-be users.
I just hope they can get this thing off the ground while, so to speak, staying under the radar until they have something that's presentable. Otherwise they'll scare folk away instead of attracting them.
Things that are built for using are not meant to last forever.
That may be true, but they used to build stuff to last a long time instead of, as now, just past the warranty period.
I am sorry to see the shuttles shut down (no pun intended), because they're as beautiful an example of 80's industrial design as the Macintosh SE was. Still, I concede that everything has its time, and this time has probably passed.
No bored retail drone is even going to bother with a second glance if you pay your tab in a busy, dimly-lit bar with a reasonably plausible twenty or two.
A quick Google search would have shown you that it is in fact rather common for bored retail drones to panic over two dollar bills.:-p
I'm VERY impressed if they've coded it to draw additional tourist passengers based on the effect of anachronisticity(sp!), instead of, say, shoving those passengers into the much cheaper and faster transport in the adjacent tile! Now THAT'S thorough...:-p
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Same as toddestan, I'd recommend a regular-sized case. Size helps dissipate heat without excessive ventilation (read: noise).
Check out "Silent PC Review" at silentpcreview.com, they're a *very* good source for both silent and "just " very, very quiet components!
The most tricky part seems to be finding a case that's understated enough to go unnoticed; the rest is easy sailing.
Two years ago I built a new workstation for myself. I chose an Antec P180 that may seem large on paper, but you hardly even notice it because it's so quiet to both ear and eye. It houses a dual-core 3GHz cpu that's *passively* cooled by a rather large Thermalright HR-01 which remains cool to the touch even under load. Even with a couple of slow big fans and a couple of huge disks in it, it's still quieter than the fridge next in the next room.
Yeah, I was paging through that slide show thinking "hideous, hideous, also hideous ... and hideous." Are these the more notable ones because they're fugly, or is that just the state of the art? ... such as the "Deco Box" or the "Rundfunker", or even toaster fer cryin' out loud!
I mean, individuals can make cases that are so much more attractive
http://mini-itx.com/projects/decobox/
http://mini-itx.com/projects/rundfunker/
http://mini-itx.com/projects/toasterpc/page3.asp
I was looking for a case for an htpc recently, and the only useful case I could find that didn't come with un-covered front (usb, fiwi, headphone) ports was a Silverstone LASCALA LC16M. Seriously, one case?
I too feel this is creepy. Way, way too centralised. But one has to consider the alternatives -- or lack thereof. As you say: you have Google in one corner, and Apple in the other. And a few other players that are, essentially, the same as (one of) these.
I'd much rather have held on to my PalmOS pda, but unfortunately times have 'progressed' and now we only have these stupid 'smartphones' to choose from. Of these smartphones, the Android option is the least closed choice*. After all, where do iPhone users keep their email (I had the impression that that was GMail-based as well)?
________
* except OpenMoko/FreeSmartPhone, which is sadly still very far from being mature enough for serious consumer-grade daily use.
There are more Londons in the US than in the UK.
In the same vein, Vatican City has two popes per square kilometre...
I'm also curious why people are attracted to Android.
Free and cross-platform development environment. Everything else requires either a Windows license, a Mac, or a considerable sign-up fee.
That depends on the lifespan, no? Most inkjets you can buy for almost free, but the refills will bleed you dry (so to speak). Lasers, on the other hand, are rather expensive up front but can run for miles on one tank of, um, wrong analogy. What I'm saying is, I think Lego printers might be classified as laser printers.
Badum-tish. Hah.
But yes, I have a number of sets with rubber bands in them (although there might be a different term for them in legolese?).
+1 mod parent up!
Completely off topic here.
No accusation intended, I'm just curious how it is that a user with an ID as low as yours spells Microsoft with a capital S. As far as I am aware, the company has always used all-upper or sentence case, but never camel case.
A number of such things are unknown ... what is called a "danish" in English is called a "Wiener bread" in Danish, but "Copenhagen pastry" in German. Confused? Have a wiener!
I find that kind of email-variance very useful. I also find that the majority of sites (esp. those I MIGHT suspect of leaking my info) do not support that format. Hrmpf.
As I also posted to somebody else above, the ONLY reason I've been pressed into having a Facebook account is to have SOME measure of tabs on, if not control of, what OTHERS post about me. My own info is as sparse and as locked-down as it gets.
The ONLY reason I've been pressed into having a Facebook account is to have SOME measure of tabs on, if not control of, what OTHERS post about me.
Parent is absolutely correct; those "bent tips" prevent the air near the tip of the wing from "slipping off sideways" instead of taking the longer, more lift-producing, route straight back across the wing. You can then trade that added lift for a shorter wing.
Oh don't worry about the wings. If you notice, the floors are a little thicker. This is to allow room for the extra chains and comfy foot-rest pedals that will be made freely available to every passenger.
Oh, he get's it all right. He's just of a different opinion than most of us here.
The sad thing about Diaspora is that --right now-- they come across as so incredibly geeky. The only 'salespitch' that's accessible to general users is that startup venture pitch, which isn't exacly aimed at normal would-be users.
I just hope they can get this thing off the ground while, so to speak, staying under the radar until they have something that's presentable. Otherwise they'll scare folk away instead of attracting them.
Good luck, guys!
Things that are built for using are not meant to last forever.
That may be true, but they used to build stuff to last a long time instead of, as now, just past the warranty period.
I am sorry to see the shuttles shut down (no pun intended), because they're as beautiful an example of 80's industrial design as the Macintosh SE was. Still, I concede that everything has its time, and this time has probably passed.
No bored retail drone is even going to bother with a second glance if you pay your tab in a busy, dimly-lit bar with a reasonably plausible twenty or two.
A quick Google search would have shown you that it is in fact rather common for bored retail drones to panic over two dollar bills. :-p
Thanks mate.
How should a newbie discharge them in a controlled manner to be sure?
First, props to the quality of old time hardware. Do you think you could still play games on contemporary machines, almots 3 decades in the future?
Nope, because the DRM servers will have been shut down 29.5 years earlier...
What does IBM have to do with the lack of an upgrade path for Microsoft Visual Basic?
Well I don't know, but I do know that LotusScript is damned close to being 100% Visual Basic compatible.
I'm VERY impressed if they've coded it to draw additional tourist passengers based on the effect of anachronisticity(sp!), instead of, say, shoving those passengers into the much cheaper and faster transport in the adjacent tile! Now THAT'S thorough... :-p
make sure no one is taggin photos of you under your real name
That's just one place where your plan fails miserably, especially in light of the currently proposed changes to their terms.
You'd be much better off by throwing in your towel on your actual identity, and maintaining a separate persona for private matters.